Course Design

In a tiny sound studio on the third floor in the Chapman Learning Commons, students Selina Boan and Kenny Park are rushing to get the latest edition of their podcast series, in[Tuition], produced. The final exam period is creeping up and their topic of discussion is apt for a UBC student audience: procrastination.

Dr. Marsha Lovett kicked off the 2015 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference by talking about how deliberate instruction can enhance teaching and learning, and how it can have a positive effect on the student learning experience.

Learn how the School of Nursing is implementing a hybrid approach to course delivery in the undergraduate curriculum. Instructors share their experience, and discuss how the hybrid approach is enhancing student learning, engagement, and satisfaction.

The next installment of Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment (T-BLE) will take place from June 3 – July 29, 2015. Hear what faculty members have to say about their experience, and how they are transforming their courses as a result of T-BLE.

Enticed by the idea of making learning “flexible” by offering students opportunities to learn in different modalities, instructors James Cooke and Pam Kalas discuss how they integrated a community-based experiential learning module into their Biology 121 classes.

Earlier this year, Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University, joined UBC to share his team-based and project-based approach to an introductory physics course at Harvard.